Conductor Herbert Blomstedt talks about his humble beginnings, love of music, and conducting Schubert & Brahms this weekend ...

Symphony in C is presenting work from 'Beethoven & Schubert' for one night only, on February 22 at Gordon Theater.

The truth was darker and more complex. Schubert’s early symphonies are breezy and Classical, barely hinting at the indelible voice of the mature composer. In the ‘Unfinished,’ though ...

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After more than six years at the helm, Seattle Symphony and Benaroya Hall president and CEO Krishna Thiagarajan is resigning, the Symphony announced Friday. Thiagarajan took the reins in September ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Riccardo Muti led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in a program that featured Verdi’s “Four Seasons” and ...

For the first time ever, the Portland Symphony Orchestra and Opera Maine will join forces on stage. On Friday and Sunday, they will present performances of “La Bohème,” the classic opera by ...

Riccardo Muti led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in music of Bellini, Schubert and Tchaikovsky Thursday night at the Arsht Center in Miami. Photo: Todd Rosenberg Endless repetitions of standard ...

The San Francisco Symphony gave the world premiere of John Adams’ third piano concerto “After the Fall” at Davies Symphony Hall under the baton of guest conductor David Robertson. Conductor David ...

Tchaikovsky is in more sober mood; but the third movement of his Symphony No 4 fairly fizzes with the popping corks of plucked strings, and fate ultimately meets its scurrying match.

Gustavo Dudamel returns to the hall at the head of his ‘other’ orchestra: the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. There’s just one work, but Mahler’s mighty Symphony No 3 is a stand-alone masterpiece.

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